Investment Associate
Location: GB, , London
Department: FP
Salary range: 65000-90000
Employment type: Full-time
Required experience: Associate
Required education: Bachelor's Degree
Industry: Venture Capital & Private Equity
Function: General Business

Company profile:
Based in Hoxton, London, Forward Partners are a “startup catalyst”, combining investment with practical hands-on expertise and insight.We're investors in very early stage ecommerce companies.  Our team have the experience to enable entrepreneurs to succeed.  We do more than advise and mentor. We help the best entrepreneurs quickly find a great product-market fit with our expertise in customer discovery, coding, design, customer acquisition, testing and analysis as well as offering office space.Companies invested in include: Hailo, Zopa, Wool and the Gang, Thread, Big Health, Stylect, Makers Academy, Blik Book, DriftRock, Top10, SnapTrip, Loyalty Bay and Appear Here

Job description:
About UsBased near Old Street, London, Forward Partners is an e-commerce investment studio, combining funding with practical hands-on expertise and insight.Our funding model is different to that of our competitors.  We make larger initial seed investments and work closer with the founders to ensure their success.  Our team of start-up experts have the tools, tricks and experience to enable entrepreneurs to rapidly and securely grow their companies. We go further than advice and mentoring, we roll our sleeves up and get involved. Our support spans customer development, coding, design, customer acquisition, recruitment and fundraising.Companies we’ve helped include: Hailo, Zopa, Wool and the Gang, Thread, Big Health, Stylect, Makers Academy, Lost My.Name, DriftRock, Top10, SnapTrip, Loyalty Bay and Appear Here.The deals we make are early stage and we offer a unique opportunity to solo founders.  We work with our entrepreneurs to help them shape their ideas, find product market fit quickly and rapidly gain traction.     About the roleWe’re looking for a motivated, driven person, either pre or post-MBA.  You will work directly with the small close-knit team to source and evaluate potential deals.   You’ll manage the structure and negotiation of new deals as well as helping to on-board our new founders.  You’ll be involved at all stages of the process from contracts to completion and continue to offer advice as our start-ups grow.We want you to be venturesome in discovering exciting fledgling companies.  You’ll perform due diligence such as customer and management references, market sizing and mapping, and industry research, competitive analysis and ultimately forming a viewpoint on the investment opportunity.  You’ll be an integral part of further defining the Forward Partners investment strategy.You’ll work to understand the London start-up scene.  The role will include participating in events where you’ll represent Forward Partners and continuing to build a network of collaborators and partners.

Requirements:
About you2+ years experience with exposure to technology, for instance, with a venture capital company, a start-up, leading tech company, management consultancy or investment bankExcellent academic record, financially literate and strong analytical abilitiesGreat communication skills in both written and spoken EnglishPassionate about start-upsAn ability to build and maintain good relationships with colleagues, partners and entrepreneursNote...Applications with a CV and covering note will be quickly reviewedIn order to be considered for this role, you need to have the legal right to work in the UK (either through your nationality or relevant work visa).CVs submitted by recruitment agencies will be quietly and politely ignored.We can’t promise to reply to every application.Thanks for your interest.

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